Too many eggs in one basket if it's the only million.As long as interest rates stay around 4%, I'd make the most of that first and max out my ten conventional loans.

It is hard work initially, but you will reap the fruits of your labor afterwards.

Glad to have you here and I hope you have a fruitful 2014 as well.

If there is any low hanging fruit, it's gone within 1-6 hours.

I used to own my own company (Orchid and Hibiscus Nurseries) back home (South Africa) but found the market here in the USA not as fruitful and more streamlined to the pot plant industry as opposed to the connoisseur collector, definitely not enough to warrant further consideration.

When the Big 3 auto companies do poorly, your investments in that area will likely feel the pain as well.If you're looking in a market like Chicago (which has a much more diversified employer base), the well-being of the city as a whole (and your investments) won't be nearly as contingent on the fate of any one particular industry.If your property is situated in an area that has all of it's "eggs" (aka - jobs) in one basket - you're just ratcheting up the level of risk that you'll have to tolerate.

(Chapter 18 & 19)Letter writing has been fruitful as well.

You could possibly work a deal but it will be a ton of work.Is there not any other lower hanging fruit to go after??

This is worth it if you're putting all your eggs in their basket.

If someone is really successful then the tree should bear the fruit it talk about.